hay on wye

this weekend saw the opening of my show

at the lion street gallery in hay on wye

brent blair, the owner did a great job of hanging the paintings


even the late arrivals


it really is a lovely gallery



no pics of me trying on the fabulous jewellery they have...
but here i am before the opening starts


lion street is fun... these are the neighbours




i had a perfect time

especially coming home over hay bluff...magical, mysterious and as wonderful as ever

samhain

i so loved painting the autumn roses in the previous post that i have continued the themes

in addition i was thinking about the celtic year...
the turning of the wheel
about the letting go of the past and welcoming the new

samhain 100x120cms

more about the celtic year in my other shared blog

autumn inspiration

the sun has been shining and the forest is amazing
really the best autumn i have ever seen..and i will post some photos

i have been inspired by a wonderful gift i received from india
much much better photos of her eco dyed textiles on her own lovely website




also inspired by some roses i painted when fresh but much prefer now



not that have got around to much textile work yet...but am certainly thinking about it...

and this is what happened






autumn roses
30x30 inches

living in the forest

through every window i see the forest....and it sees me
the house faces east and west...its in a valley that runs north to south...
how different that is...
how aware of the day passing i am...from the early first light that i see bringing the forest in front of the house alive as i make my tea...tea to be drunk in bed with the forest in front of me...then down to the table where i sit at the computer....more tea as the sun reaches the deck and the still beautiful meadow....
the stargazer becomes the sun worshiper

seeing the skyline

on friday i delivered painting to derbyshire....it was wonderful to see the skyline and the open spaces so different to the forest

more of the same...

thank you so much for the lovely comments and emails about the golden meadow paintings. the autumn continues to glow...and the paint is flowing. here are a couple more of the latest pieces.

Birch and Bracken 100x100 cms


Wild Grasses 100x100 cms

...and sometimes there is a detail in a painting that i wish i could cut out and keep (and sometimes i do just that ...but not with this one!)


detail from Wild Grasses

gold

yesterday I spent the day in the cotswolds visiting galleries and enjoying a day out. the sky was grey but occasionally the sun came out and the landscape glowed....unfortunately this rarely happened when i could stop and take a picture!
not that it matters really...i am always just as...or possibly even more interested in the hedgerows and verges. the contrast between the gold bleached grasses and flower heads and the still green hedge is a subject i return to every year in my painting.

when i came home i spent a little time at my favourite spot in the forest. the silver birches are changing colour and the place twinkles with quivering gold leaves.

today was spent printing...ian and i have developed an interest (or in my case slight obsession) with cutting lino blocks..here are our latest efforts... i did managed to get some gold paint in...you can never have enough gold....thats what i say :)